Geopolitics of Jordan 

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Their Air Force should be called the air Jordan’s

“The government spend about 265 million dollars to import weed.” Nice.

3d maps showing mountains and rivers is a game changer!

Jordan-Israel relation: Israel: I hate you Jordan: I hate you too Israel: Golf tomorrow at 9:00? Jordan: sure

Jordan has over +700 thousand Jordanians working in the Gulf states.

An excellent report as always, Shervan; As a Palestinian living in Jordan, here are some extra insights: -Water security is a huge problem, Israel diverts most of the Jordan river, the country is heavily reliant on subterrainial water bodies, which are drying up, fast, we already import a large portion of our water supply from Israel. -There is nearly no political scene, the king appoints the prime minister and the senate, people only get to elect parliament members, the parliament has very little power, voter turnout is usually less than 30%, and most people (in my experience) believe the elections are rigged. -The trick in international affairs is not to commit too much, for example Saudi Arabia pressures us to cut ties with Qatar, first we elicit some form of payment, then take our relationship with Qatar down a notch, not completely cutting ties, see, getting paid without committing too much, now if Qatar pays us enough, we flip flop, and on and on. -Israel is actually responsible for the US aid Jordan receives, if Jordan behaves well, Tel-Aviv lobbies Washington to send us more aid, also I suspect Israel will be the biggest loser if the Jordanian regime collapses, too much mess, too many Palestinians, too close to Israel, Tel-Aviv doesn't want to take that risk. -The government invests heavily in education and healthcare, people from other Arab states travel here for treatment, which is a huge, vital boost to the economy, also we have a lot of foreign students in our universities, probably around 10%, who are usually charged 3 or 4 times higher than the locals, and that's how we fund our universities. -Jordan imports a lot of labour from Egypt. -Jordan hasn't fully recovered from the first Gulf war, as Saddam fought Iran, Iran shut the Hurmuz strait, all Iraqi goods had to come from Jordan, this was the period with the highest economic growth in the country's history, the economy was built around transporting stuff to Iraq, Saddam is still very popular here to this day, you'll find his portraits everywhere.

I'm here before RU-vid demonetises

What an uncomfortable situation Jordan is in: at the mercy of everyone else and exists only because everyone else form a collective stalemate.

I'd like to thank Jordan for it's stability, I am Lebanese and we've been always effed up...., in comparison

"Isolation is not an option". I like the conclusion and somehow unwittingly compare it to Bulgaria's geopolitical position in the Soviet sphere of influence 3 decades ago... Thank you for all your videos! I enjoy them a lot.

I've been using your videos to teach my 6 year old about the world. While most goes over her head, your clear explanation of complex issues is helping her start to put pieces together. We enjoy sitting down and watching and then talking about your videos, so thanks for making them! The quality is unmatched.

Jordan and Chad sitting 2449km apart cuz they're not gay.

The King of Jordan wears solid Jordans on his feet to keep the country steady, that is the secret!

Jordan has some of the friendliest people on earth. I have much respect for the country.

Please do "Geopolitics of Denmark' and talk about changing politics in and around the Baltic Sea + rising tensions in the Arctic

Caspian report make a video on geopolitics of yemen

As a Brazilian with a Jordan background, it was very interesting to me to learn some more about the country which half of my lineage come from, however never got to be in contact with, or be taught about. Thanks a lot ;)

Thank you, Shirvan. The works of Caspian Report have helped me understand the larger world immensely. As an individual for the southern US, without people like you, I'd never have had the opportunity to learn about other countries and cultures (at least not in an overly bias way).

Got some good friends in Jordan, hope their country remains peaceful.

Nice, looking forward for geopolitic of Luxembourg

I would be really interested in episodes on Croatia, Serbia and Greece.

As a Jordanian, I tell you that this is an excellent report and indicates your extensive knowledge of our country and its region

His posts are The closest thing I’ve seen to whats really going on

This is exactly why i buy Jordan toothbrushes. Never had any holes in my teeth, and my dental record has been pretty stable.

I've always liked Jordan, and I have a great respect for their King.

A great country and basketball player.

Before watching this channel I never understood the importance of geography in the fate of entire nations. thank you so much Shirvan

9:01 A plea from an Arab state for Israeli military help "the only one ever recorded". Wrong. Egypt call on Israeli on a regular basis, against fanatics in Sinai.

As an Israeli, I can 100% confirm that the term "Frienemies" is a perfect description of the Israeli-Jordanian relations. Regarding the "Friends" part of the "Frienemies" relations, aside the diplomatic ties there are also economic and tourism relations and citizens of both countries can visit each other with visas being given upon entry with no need to request it in advance (I actually have quite a few friends here in Israel who visited Jordan and not a single one of them disliked it 😊). Also, you mentioned the lack of Jordanian ability to outsource its workforce - in fact, some Jordanians work in Israel! I personally know there are Jordanians who are employed in the Israeli southern city of Eilat, and I think there are more employment options for them here. I ASSUME that one of the reasons is because on average jobs in Israel tend to pay fairly well relative to our neighboring states, so it's convenient for example for a resident of Aqaba to work for Israeli salary and return home every day to pay Jordanian rent. This is not very uncommon - a few thousands of Palestinians from the West Bank do the same because it's easier to pay the bills this way. I actually met a few Palestinians who work in Israel myself and they seemed fairly satisfied with their working conditions, hopefully the same applies for the Jordanians. In the end of the day, the best way to describe Israeli-Jordanian relations is that for us Jordan is like that neighbor you have next door that you used to hate but now you're kinda getting along with because you're both just tired of the whole drama you had with each other when you both bought your houses, and now you two prefer to simply live alongside each other harmlessly, politely say hello to each other on the way to work in the morning or if you happen to run across each other by the entrance. You both remember the beef you had very well and there is still some bitterness about it, you'd just rather not talk about it anymore because it's not worth it for both of you to bring it up all over again.

An excellent report indeed. I will be working with and for the Jordanian government soon and am trying to educate myself on the culture and history of this wonderful country. Your video gave me some great insights. With current events, I'm sure things are very much on edge in Jordan. Hope a peaceful resolution can be achieved soon. Thank again for a great video.

Political nightmare is the best description of Jordan

Keep up the great work! If regular news were this informative ... let's just say the world would be a nicer place.

I think the real reason Jordan is doing so well is that they managed to nab that sweet Petra to get +1 food, +1 production out of all their desert tiles.

I've been looking forward to this.

As always, great content and thorough analysis!

God bless Jordan🇯🇴❤❤

I'm surprised there is no mention of the millions of refugees (of different origin) that dwell in Jordan and that stress that already scarce resources. Yes, I know they receive international help for them, but just.

The quality of Caspian report is wayy better than the main stream media.

Damn, Jordan is playing on Extreme difficulty setting.

CaspianReport is absolutely fascinating. I walk away from every video having learned something new, and having a greater appreciation for every player's unique position on the global stage

Did a 6 month deployment there. Got to see the dead sea and where Christ was baptized

thank you for the detailed and fascinating, also comprehensive analysis!

Another great video Shirvan! One nation which has been covered many times previously on this channel is Ethiopia. It would be very interesting if they could get a whole video of their own that talks in depth about the current state of democratization and economic expansion (unless covid-19 destroys both)

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I have been to Jordan, gorgeous place, but very stark contrast to all of its neighbors for the exact reasons CaspianReport states.

Anyone: you cannot survive a day in this inhospitable area. Jordan: hold my 🍺

You give an excellent presentation on Jordan. Well informed and dead on accurate. I lived there for many years. It is an awesome place with awesome people. King Abdullah II has done an excellent job continuing the foreign policy his father fashioned after the Six Day War as the only way to maintain Kingdom integrity and stability. I applaud him and support him in his endeavors.

We in Jordan have the term (mattress driver / سائق فرشة) Which is what we specifically call a college graduate who is unemployed, And this term is far from uncommon , it's actually rare to find someone who works using his degree , but we enjoy the only decent leader and government in the arab world , so it's basically (we might have huge financial and economical problems but at least we are safe and free ) and we avg about 0 to 2 case's of covid-19 daily thanks to our leadership

Thanks for another video that's both informative, and entertaining.

Please make a video about Kyrgyzstan🇰🇬🇰🇬🇰🇬

Great video, you could have also mentioned that after Yom Kippur in 1974 the Arab League countries, including Jordan, agreed that PLO is the soul legitimate representative of Palestinian people. And Jordan renounced its claim to the West Bank in 1988.

Geopolitics of Bulgaria next please. Awesome videos as always.

Well said survival is more important than anything else.

Please do a Geopolitics of Pakistan video. I would really want to learn more about that.

This is an excellent video for informing military plans.

very informative, as always. it seems Jordan is actually quite well placed to develop an identity as a regional peacekeeper, or moderator - almost like a master of ceremonies, or host. a political talk show host, let's imagine, whose job is to promote healthy relationships & constructive communication among its neighbors.

Another great report Shirvan, thank you!

Geopolitics of colonising Mars!

You are very kind to have put this here, this shows how much you want all traders to be successful..... am really touched with these comments about Chris’s daily signals…..I will contact him.

One of the reasons why Jordan has been stable is the lack of oil of their own

Very good analysis

That's some fine geopolitical game we have here

Hey, I have found this channel a while ago, and have been a fan of it’s quality content since. I am Portuguese, so of course I am biased, but I still think an interesting topic for you to cover up would be the proposed extension of Portugal’s EEZ. The process is expected to be completed by 2021 (although it was delayed several times before) and if it’s objectives are achieved, Portugal - a relatively modest Nation in size and influence, would have the 10th largest EEZ in the world and it’s entire territory would be composed of 97% Ocean. On one side, the area is thought to be rich in resources, and sits in a crossroad of major shipping routes. But on the other side, Portugal could have difficulty to properly explore and defend it’s new huge territory. This is important, because historically, the Sea is the Soul of Portugal. We tend to think that we are a peripheral country, far from the great economic and political centers, and to a certain extent that vision is accurate. But the truth is that being peripheral allowed Portugal to stay away from major conflicts and explore the World, which benefited us immensely. So now we could take advantage of our geography, and position by becoming the doorway to Europe. In my opinion, this project would place Portugal with a lot of new responsibilities and challenges, but you know, a Portuguese always follows the Sea. It was so in the Past, and has to be again in the Future.

Jordan is a great ally to the United States. May she always prosper!

Relevant and well presented as always, thank you.

Geopolitics of lebanon?

Thanks Shervan for this nice work i follow your reports regularly and i think you do lots of effort for that. Let me get something clear, as a Jordanian living here but studying abroad for "college". First and foremost, Jordan's population and "ethnic" structure is WIDELY misunderstood, really widely. Here in Jordan the country's deserts are divided into three: north sahra, middle and south. In all three of those lives an overwhelming Bedouin and Jordanian population. And "Jordanian" here is controversial. Jordan has a history of many civilisations crossing by and conquering. And that can give us an idea on how that had an influence on its population diversity. Amman was, as told by our grandparents, a city full of Ağa's and Syrian merchants and wealthy people comşng from the west bank and rich and powerful bedouin. On the outskirts of the capital city you only find bedouins just like in the north (Mafraq side) and south (Karak and Maan side) desertous AND urban areas. Palestinian population in other cities is not signifacnt as in Amman and propably Zarqa. Knowing that, the whole idea of security might accept some dinamics. Yes the wealthy Families in Jordan are moslty from outside of it not bedouins. But those who have control of the army, government institutions, educational institutions, health and so on are by far mostly big Jordanian families, by big i mean powerful tribes and families that used to be so for decades. Although Jordan, politically, is starting to change that although very gradually. Politically Jordan is, and was substantially reliant on foreign aid and IMF loans. And thats bad in the long term as we cannot sustain this. But we are seeing big changes only in the last two-three years. And we can notice that closely speacially during the virus crisis and the year before. Punlic spendings on other vital sectors are increasing. I have a friend who believes that the only thing the world is mistaking while trying to understand Jordan is pre-assuming that Jordan is poor country in resources. I think he's partially right (along with many other factors lying under Jordan's underdevelopment). Jordan has tons, i mean a whole lot of shell oil, which we can really use. The north and west of Jordan, some small parts of the center, are areble. We export much of our agricultural products. We do export. Yes the country is trying to diversify its economy. But it's not an easy task for a country like Jordan. We have political issues hindring our development process more than social issues, speacially with security situation we have in the region AND, most importantly, the repeated failure of previous governmetints to fix the economy and change the structure. And pardon me for points i forgot to mention.

Love Jordan

Shervan you should sell coffee mugs as merchandise. I bet a lot of people would love to sip coffee out of Caspian Report mugs while watching Caspian Report.

I think it would be interesting to see a "Geopolitics of the EU". Yes, yes, unrealistic, yes, yes. I just wanna!

Really good video Shirvan

He uploading so late at night lol I love it!

This channel is pure gold, i'm so glad I found it

9:33 I rubbed my screen a few times

Part of Jordan, named after the Israeli jordan river, has always belonged to the state of Israel. Howrver, the british given the land to the hashemite kingdom for aiding them in some Bs war. The "palestinian" state de facto is Jordan, with over 70% of the country identifying themselves as "palestinians". They have tried to overthrow the government.

Uploaded when the Last Dance documentary about Michael Jordan is on air. Talk about a smart way to gain momentum :)

The 1958 coup in Iraq was not a Nasserite coup. Hundreds of thousands of Jordanian expats are scattered throughout the Gulf, Europe, the Americas, the Caucases, and Central Asia. Their remittances are a major source of hard currency to Jordan.

Israel very much wants to strengthen its relations with Jordan For example, the idea of ​​consolidating the cities of Eilat and Aqaba into a joint city for the two countries is a very popular in Israel.

One of your best!

Great video. Despite her challenges though, this country seems to address issues because it has to. Jordan has been spared the 'curse of oil' which means the kingdom probably values the capabilities of its population. It has also opened the door for many talented Syrian refugees, so long term, may do well. As to her defence, she has close ties to the British and US government with a realisation and acceptance that Israel, being a stable state, is not now it's enemy. The threats lie to it's East and Jordan is well on it's way to countering the asymmetric threat of Daesh etc. I wish her well. The analysis of this article is somewhat skewed - at least she is addressing structural issues to improve the long term propects of the pooulation, not building casyles in tbe sky like richer neighbours. Good luck, Jordan, a beautiful country with many talented hopeful people.

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Jordan is an interesting nation.

I've worked in Jordan in IT for a summer. The company was good but my impression is that imported goods are taxed very heavily, and customs is kinda corrupt, making everything expensive. Also for some reason if you work in the military the salary is 10x-100x higher than other jobs according to military people I met. People get paid very low salaries but can still afford expensive cars. I never figured out how that is possible. Wish everyone there the best.

The lack of natural resources makes Jordan similar to Japan. Like Japan, Jordan should invest in the high-tech sector and better healthcare.

As always, I want to applaud at the end of this video. Never knew I wanted to learn about the geopolitics of Jordan.

Why doesnt Jordan try to do Aquaponics? it could help them with growing food in places without too much water since the water is recycled using aquaponics to grow vegetables and fish.

beautiful country, i visited there in 2015... one potential danger not mentioned here is increasing desertification due to Israel diverting more and more of the river water into its own borders... another recent development is the increasing employment of university-educated skilled workers in the GCC, whose xenophobic sheikhs prefer fellow Arabs over Indians, Pakistanis, Philipinos etc

Geopolitics of Egypt, one of the online natural states in the region - between managing it's European, north African, middle Eastern, African, and Israeli/Palestinian connections would be fascinating!

Brilliant anal aysis and well lut Kudos!

Israel: I hate you Jordan: I hate you too .......... Jordan: But at least im not like Iran, Syria, Lebanon or Iraq Israel: Ok you're right here's a cookie

Great video. Thank you

Hey brother,nice video. Can you do please the Geopolitics of Azerbaijan,Central Asian Turkic States,Iran,North Korea and Mongolia? Love u from the Homeland♥️🇦🇿

Another Great video - thanks

where can I get those 3D maps

Hi, I watch your videos and I really enjoy them. I would propose you to make a video about the geopolitics of the Balkans, it's a real challenge to sum all of it in one video but if it were easy everyone would do it, right? Best regards and keep up the good work!

GEOPOLITICS OF GREECE PLEASE NOW 🔥🔥❤️🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷

I have been waiting this for so long

tnx I never knew the monarchs of Jordan where Hashemites!

very good. Do a report on Cyprus!!